Advantages Of Bicycling With Children
As a teacher with 21 years of experience, I can honestly say that travel is the best education any child could ever receive. Many people feel that children are better off sitting in a classroom, but I believe getting out to see and experience the world is the best way to learn.
Travel is good for kids in so many ways, and traveling on bicycle is even more beneficial. There are many reasons I feel seeing the world from the seat of a bike are good for both parents and kids:
* Determination. One of the most important skills for people today is the idea of sticking with a task even though it may be hard. Our children have learned that task when they try to climb a tough hill or battle fierce headwinds. They’ve learned that by taking baby steps they can reach their goal – it may take a while, but they’ll get there!
* Some days are like that. We all have those days – those days when everything that can go wrong, does. Kids learn to push through those days and live for the good ones – which is most of them. That’s how life is: we can’t live life expecting every day to be rosy.
* Immeasurable opportunities. If a child can ride his bike across the state, country, or world, is there anything he can’t do?
* Religion, color, or language does not define a person. When children play with others from various cultures, they discover humanity’s similarities rather than focusing on the differences.
* Real life video games with Mother Nature. Who needs some little idiot box when Mother Nature is all around you?
* Creative. Our children have learned to be more creative with what they have since they carry few toys. They use sticks and rocks and leaves and pine cones and berries and…
* Learn in context. We may learn a whole lot of random facts and figures, but they all come in context so they mean something!
* Active. In today’s world of overweight children, getting out on the bike may be the best gift you could give your child.
Want to find out more about bicycling with children, then visit Nancy Sathre-Vogel’s site for info on how to plan and organize an extended family vacation.
